Wig and method of making the same

ABSTRACT

A wig base ( 11 ) has a first base ( 12 ) and a second base ( 13 ), wherein the first base ( 12 ) has a front portion ( 12   a ), a left side portion ( 12   b ), a right side portion ( 12   c ), a back portion ( 12   d ), and a top portion ( 12   e ), and is formed in the convex shape resembling the wig wearer&#39;s head shape so as to cover a wig wearing region, wherein the second base ( 13 ) is extending belt-like in the head shape to the left and right side portions ( 12   b   , 12   c ) from the back portion ( 12   d ) on the reverse side of the first base ( 12 ) along its outer periphery, and wherein the back portion ( 13   a ) of the second base portion ( 13 ) is fixed on the reverse side of the back edge portion ( 12 D) of the first base ( 12 ), while the left and right side edge portions ( 12 B,  12 C) of the first base ( 12 ) and the left and right side portions ( 13 B,  13 C) of the second base ( 13 ) are detachable by attaching parts ( 16   a   , 16   b ), and the wig wearer can wash his or her scalp while keeping the wig on by rolling up the front side of the wig from the front portion  12   a  of the first base ( 12 ).

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a wig wherein a part of a wig base isdetachable from the wearer's head while the wig is worn and a method ofmaking the same, and especially to a wig wherein a front side of a wigbase is detachable from the head and a method of making the same.

BACKGROUND ART

A wig is constituted with a wig base made of a net material orartificial skin with hair attached thereto, and, by wearing on the wigwearer's head, the hair amount as a whole is increased, thereby the wigwearer can make desirable hair style even when the wig wearer's own hairbecomes thin.

There are a whole head wig and a partial wig among wigs wherein thewhole head wig covers the whole head having a periphery along thepre-determined hairline of the wearer's forehead, both side heads, andrear head portions, and wherein the partial wig is worn covering only anecessary portion of a head. Especially as methods to fix the partialwig, a method to clip the wig wearer's own hair with a hairpin attachedto the wig and a method to directly bond the wig and the wearer's ownhair with an adhesive or a double-stick adhesive tape are known.Although it is relatively easy to wear and take off a wig by thesewearing methods, since such methods are too weak in fixing, and thefixing strength may be weakened by vigorous movement or sweating, itdoes not adapt to long term wearing. Therefore, it is now possible tokeep wearing a wig for a certain period of time to be in the state ofso-called keep wearing by a method to form a base with head hair bytwisting and knitting the hair growing around the wig wearer's head, andto sew it to the wig base by knotting with sewing thread to this base,or a method to knot the wearer's own hair inserting through a slitprovided to the periphery of a wig base. Since such fixing methods causepretty large strength of fixation between a wig and a head, andpossibility is low for a wig to move or come off even by vigorousmovement, the wig wearer feels no anxiety.

However, since it is difficult for the wearer to wear or take off a wigby these wig wearing methods, the wearer can't help but wash wearer'sown hair keeping the wig on the head. Therefore, the scalp and own hairinside the wig wearing region can not be directly washed cleanly, andfurther since there is no clearance between the own hair and the fixedportion of the wig, there may be some cases in which soil and fat ofscalp and hair, or shampoo remain in the fixed portion, making the wigwearer feel nasty, and causing head skin itchy. Also, the wig wearer cannot fully wash scalp and own hair inside the wig wearing region, andhence can not feel to have really washed nor feel agreeable.

In such circumstances to be considered, Patent Reference 1 discloses anopen and close type wig capable of washing own hair without anyrestriction to hairstyles. The open and close type wig comprises alooped fixed portion with no artificial hair attached thereon and anopen and close portion connected to both ends of the fixed portion,wherein the open and close portion is constituted with a front coverportion adjoining a forehead upon wearing on the head and a lid portioncovering an almost whole head.

[Patent Reference 1] Japan Patent Laid Open H11-93011 A (1999)DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved

The wig disclosed in Patent Reference 1 has plural sets of connectingmembers, wherein one set of the connecting members is provided with thefixed portion, and wherein another set of the connecting members isprovided with a peripheral portion of the lid portion corresponding tothe fixed portion. Therefore the wig wearer can open the rear head sideof the lid portion toward the front by disconnecting the connectingmembers provided to the peripheral portion of the lid portion and thefixed portion, and can take care of the wearer's own scalp from the rearhead side. However, the wig disclosed in Patent Reference 1 has aforehead side of the open and close portion adjoining the wig wearer'sscalp. Therefore, the wig wearer can not always keep clean the ownforehead, and can not help but rely on a specialist such as hairdressing technicians.

It is an object of the present invention, with reference to theabove-mentioned problems, to provide a wig and a method of making thesame with which the wig wearer him- or herself, even anyone withoutrelying on a hair dressing technician, can easily detach a part of thewig temporarily from scalp, and wash or take care of scalp and thewearer's own hair growing thereon.

Means to Solve Problems

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a wig with hair attachedto a wig base is characterized in that the wig base includes a firstbase and a second base, wherein the first base has a front portion, aleft side portion, a right side portion, a back portion and a topportion, and the first base is formed in a convex shape similar to a wigwearer's head shape so as to cover a wig wearing region, the second baseis extended in the direction of the left and right side portions fromthe back portion on the reverse side of the first base along its outerperiphery, and a part of the second base is fixed on the reverse side ofa back edge portion of the first base. Especially, it is characterizedin that the back portion of the second base is fixed to the reverse sideof the back periphery of the first base, and the left and right sideperiphery of the first base and that the left and right side portions ofthe second base are detachable by attaching parts.

In the above-described configuration, the peripheries of the left side,the right side and the back portions of the first base are preferablywithdrawn slightly from the peripheral edge toward the top portion, forexample, inward by about 2 to 4 mm, of the wig wearer's wig wearingregion. In other words, if the outer peripheral edge of the second baseis formed slightly protruding from the reverse side of the left andright side of the first base, for example a knitted portion is formed byabout 2 to 4 mm, the second base can be fixed on the wig wearer's headby hooking the wig wearer's hair to the knitted portion.

The second base is formed in a linear or belt-like shape, and preferablyextends from the back edge portion of the first base along the both leftand right side edge portions to the vicinity of the front edge, forexample, to the turning point. The left and right side portions of thefirst base are preferably fixed detachably from the left and right sideportions of the second base by using an attaching part.

If the linear or belt-like second base has a narrow width, a pedestal isformed protruding inward from the inner edge of each of the left andright side portions the second base, The left and right side edgeportions of the first base may be fixed with respective attaching partsdetachably to each of pedestals.

A method of making a wig of the present invention comprises: a step offorming a first base provided with a front portion, a left side portion,a right side portion a back portion and a top portion in a convex shaperesembling the wig wearer's head shape so as to cover the wig wearingregion, a step of forming a peripheral second base extending in thedirection of left and right side portions from the back portion on thereverse side of the first base along its outer periphery, and a step offixing the back edge portion of the first base and the second base withthe second base faced the back edge portion, the left side edge portionand right side edge portion on the reverse side of the first base.Preferably, it also includes a step of providing attaching parts suchas, for example, hook-and-loop fasteners so that the left and right sideperiphery of the first base is detachable from the left and right sideportion of the second base facing the reverse side of the left and rightside periphery.

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION

According to the wig of the present invention, the wig wearer can easilyopen a part of a wig base from a forehead portion, roll up backward apart of the wig base including a front portion of the wig base, and takecare of or wash scalp covered with the wig base and own hair growing onthe scalp. Moreover, the wearing state can be returned to the similarstate before caring by the wig wearer him- or herself.

According to the method of making a wig of the present invention, thewig can be made which is capable of opening a part of a wig base from aforehead portion, washing or taking other care, and forming a hair stylesimilar to that before caring.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a left side view schematically illustrating a wig inaccordance with the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view schematically illustrating a first base comprisinga part of the wig base shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically illustrating a second basecomprising a part of the wig base shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a view schematically illustrating a manufacturing process of afirst base shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a view schematically illustrating a manufacturing process of asecond base shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is rear side views, respectively, schematically illustratingmethods of fixing the first and the second bases.

FIG. 7 is a view schematically illustrating the state of wearing the wigshown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a left side view schematically illustrating a modified exampleof the wig of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a left side view schematically illustrating a modified exampleof the wig of the present invention.

EXPLANATION OF MARKS AND SYMBOLS

-   1: Wearer's own hair-   2: Male pattern-   2 a: Staple-   3: Peripheral line for manufacturing a first base-   3 a: Shaved point-   3 b: Imaginary outer peripheral edge line-   4, 4 a, 4 b, 8, 8 a, 8 b: Net member-   5: Belt-shaped net member-   5 a: Shaved end portion-   6 a, 6 b, 8 d: Sewing thread-   7: Peripheral line for manufacturing a second base-   7 a: Outer peripheral line-   8 c: Outer peripheral edge portion-   8 e: Inner peripheral edge portion-   9: Lace tape-   10, 20, 30: Wig-   11: Wig base-   12: First base-   12 a: Front portion-   12 b, 12 c, 13 b, 13 c, 23 b, 23 c, 33 b, 33 c: Side portion-   12 d, 13 a, 23 a, 33 a: Back portion-   12 e: Top portion-   12 f, 12 g: Shaved portion-   12A: Front edge portion-   12B, 12C, 13B, 13C: Side edge portion    -   12D: Back edge portion-   13, 23, 33: Second base-   14: Hair-   15: Reinforcement portion-   16: Net portion for exposure prevention-   16 a, 16 b: Hook-and-loop fastener (Attaching parts)-   17: Knitting portion-   18, 33 d: Pedestal portion-   19: Sewn region

BEST MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, explanation is made of the best modes for carrying out thepresent invention, referring to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a left side view schematically showing a wig 10 in accordancewith the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view schematically showing a firstbase 12 constituting a part of the wig base 11 shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3is a plan view schematically showing a second base 13 constituting apart of the wig base 11 shown in FIG. 1. The arrow marks in the figuresindicate the wig wearer's forehead direction. The wig 10 of the presentinvention is constituted by attaching numerous strands of hair 14 to thewig base 11. Only a part of hair 14 is shown in FIG. 1.

The wig base 11 includes a first base 12 shown in FIG. 2 and a secondbase 13 shown in FIG. 3, thus formed for a partial wig. The first base12 has a front portion 12 a, a left side portion 12 b, a right sideportion 12 c, a back portion 12 d, and a top portion 12 e, as shown inFIG. 2, so as to cover a wig wearing region, and is formed in a shapesimilar to the wig wearer's head shape. The peripheral second base 13is, as shown in FIG. 3, formed extending from the back portion 12 drespectively in the directions of the left side portion 12 b and theright side portion 12 c along the outer periphery of the first base 12on the reverse side of the first base 12, approximately in a horse shoeshape as a whole. The second base 13 is partially fixed on the peripheryof the back portion 12 d, that is, on the reverse side of the backperipheral portion 12D of the first base 12. Here, the wig wearingregion is referred to as a dehaired portion where hair is depilated, orto a thin hair portion where the number of the wearer's own hair growingon scalp is smaller compared with the whole, depending on the wigwearer's hair state.

Explanation is further made concretely of the wig base 11 shown in FIGS.1 to 3.

A first base 12 is formed in a convex shape bulging to the shape similaras much as possible to the shape and size to cover the wig wearer's wigwearing region, preferably by patterning the wearer's head, to the shapesimilar as much as possible to the shapes of the wearer's forehead, headtop, left side and right side. The first base 12 is hypotheticallydivided to a portion 12 a covering a forehead with front hair attachedthereon, a top portion 12 e corresponding to the head top and defining acentral region of the first base 12, a left side portion 12 b adjoiningthe left end of the top portion 12 e, a right side portion 12 cadjoining the right end of the top portion 12 e, and a back portion 12 dadjoining the back end of the top portion 12 e and forming a part of aperiphery with the front portion 12 a, the left side portion 12 b andthe right side portion 12 c, and the outer edge connecting theseconstitutes the outer shape of the wig. In FIG. 2, the borderlines ofthe hypothetical division are shown by a one dot chain line. Theportions adjoining, respectively, the front portion 12 a, the left sideportion 12 b and the right side portion 12 c on the outer periphery ofthe first base 12 are shaved portions 12 f and 12 g, more or lesssunken. The left and right shaved portions 12 f and 12 g are positioneddiagonally forward by about 45 degrees frontward from the center of thetop portion 12 e, and correspond to the shaven portion supposed to be onthe wig wearer's head. The curved line connecting the left and rightturning points 12 f and 12 g constitutes a hairline of a front portion12 a.

Here, with regard to the first base 12 as shown in FIG. 2, the wholeperiphery of the front portion 12 a, the left side portion 12 b, theright side portion 12 c, and the back portion 12 d may be provided witha reinforcement portion 15 on its surface or reverse sides, and with anet portion 16 for exposure prevention in the outer direction, thusunified as a whole as the first base 12. The width of the periphery ofthe front portion 12 a, the left side portion 12 b, the right sideportion 12 c, and the back portion 12 d is about equal to that of thereinforcement portion 15. Here, these peripheries are defined as thefront periphery 12A, the left side periphery 12B, the right sideperiphery 12C, and the back periphery 12D.

The second base 13 extends peripherally along the outer edge of thereverse side of the first base 12 so as to be along the left and rightside peripheries 12B and 12C of the first base 12 from the backperiphery 12D, and is formed belt-like in a U-shape, especially a horseshoe shape, with the back portion 13 a, the left side portion 13 b andthe right side portion 13 c. Here, the left and right side portions 13 band 13 c extend, as shown in the figure, to the border between the leftand right side peripheries 12B and 12C and the front periphery 12A inthe first base 12, that is, from the back periphery 12D to theneighborhood of the front edge of the left and right side peripheries12B and 12C in the first base 11. If the length of extension of the leftand right side portions 13 b and 13 c is short, then the left and rightside edges of the wig base 11 are not partially fixed to the wigwearer's head when the second base 13 is fixed on the wig wearer's head,and the wig may possibly not preferably float up.

The second base 13 is formed belt-like so that its back portion 13 a,the left side portion 13 b, and the right side portion 13 c have acertain width. The width is preferably about equal to that of thereinforcement portion 15 provided to the first base 12, for example, awidth of about 1 to 3 cm. In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, asdescribed later, attaching parts such as hook-and-loop fasteners 16 aand 16 b are fixed, respectively, facing the reverse sides of the leftand right side peripheries 12B and 12C of the first base 12 and thesurface sides of the left and right side peripheries 13B and 13C of thesecond base 13. Here, though illustration is omitted, loosening of thesecond base 13 can be prevented by forming a bordering portion attachinganother narrow belt-like net member different from the net memberconstituting the second base on the periphery of the second base 13. Thebordering portion may be a part of the knitting portion 17 mentionedbelow. The knitting portion 17 hooks the wig wearer's hair, capable offixing the second base 13 to the wig wearer's head.

Further, attaching parts 16 a and 16 b are respectively fixed so thatthe left and right side peripheries 12B and 12C of the first base 12 aredetachable from the left and right side peripheries 13B and 13C of thesecond base 13. That is, the left and right side peripheries 12B and 12Cof the first base 12 and the left and right side peripheries 13B and 13Cof the second base 13 are provided, respectively on the facing sides,with a pair of fixed attaching parts 16 a and 16 b. Here, as theattaching parts, for example, buttons or hook-and-loop fasteners 16 aand 16 b constituting a pair with concave and convex shapes, and anadhesive tape capable of repeated adhesive many times can be used. Incase to use hook-and-loop fasteners 16 a and 16 b, a convexhook-and-loop fastener 16 a may be provided to the first base 12, and aconcave hook-and-loop fastener 16 b may be provided to the second base13, or vice versa. The hook-and-loop fasteners 16 a and 16 b arerespectively fixed to parts or whole of the left and right sideperipheries 12B and 12C and the left and right side portions 13 b and 13c on the region where the first base 12 and the second base 13 can face.The hook-and-loop fastener 16 b may be fixed, as is illustrated, only toabout the central portion of the left and right side peripheries 12B and12C, with its front edge apart by the pre-determined distance from eachfront edge of the left and right side peripheries 12B and 12C. The frontand the back edges may also be close to the front and the back edges ofthe left and right side peripheries 12B and 12C. The hook-and-loopfastener 16 a is fixed on the reverse side of the first base 12 so thatit can face the hook-and-loop fastener 16 b fixed on the surface side ofthe second base 13. It is likewise in case that the attaching part isadhesive tape.

The second base 13 shown in FIG. 3 has a knitting portion 17 in eachperiphery of the back portion 13 a and the left and right side portions13 b and 13 c, that is, on the back periphery 13A, the left sideperiphery 13B and right side periphery 13C. As for the knitting portion17, as shown in FIG. 1, the outer periphery of the second base 13protrudes by the pre-determined length on the reverse side of the firstbase 12 along its outer edge. Therefore, in a wig 10 shown in FIG. 1,the knitting portion 17 of not only the first base 12 but also thesecond base 13 has hair 14 attached thereon. The knitting portion 17 isfor putting on the wig base 11 to the wig wearer's head, and for fixingthe second base 13 to the wig wearer's hair. The outer edge of thesecond base 13 may not protrude from the outer edge of the first base 12as shown in FIG. 1, but may be, for example, about on the same line withthe outer edge of the first base 12 or rather more inside, but in suchcases hair is not attached on the second base.

Here, the peripheries of the left side portion 12 b, the right sideportion 12 c and the back portion 12 d of the first base 12 arepositioned inside by the pre-determined length, preferably about 2 mm to4 mm, from the periphery of the wig wearing region of the whole wig 10,and the second base 13 preferably protrudes partly from inside. This isbecause the wig wearer's own hair grows on the periphery of the wigwearing region, and for knitting the own hair and fixing the wig 10 withthe knitting portion 17 of the second base 13.

Explanation is made of a method of making the wig 10 shown in FIG. 1

First, a first base 12 is made. FIG. 4 schematically illustrates amaking process of the first base 12. FIG. 4(A) is a side view of a malepattern 2 used for making the first base 12. FIG. 4(B) is a plan view ofthe male pattern 2 of FIG. 4(A), wherein the peripheral line of the malepattern 2 is omitted. The male pattern 2 is formed with plaster so as tohave the wig wearer's head shape. In the male pattern 2, as shown inFIGS. 4(A) and 4(B), a peripheral line 3 for making the first base to bean outer peripheral line of the region on which the first base 12 is tobe worn is drawn. Since the peripheral line 3 for making the first basecorresponds to peripheral lines of a front portion 12 a, a left sideportion 12 b, a right side portion 12 c, and a back portion 12 d, itdoes not agree with a whole peripheral line of the wig 10 shown inFIG. 1. That is, while the peripheral line toward the front portion froma shaved point 3 a corresponding to the shaved portions 12 f and 12 gshown in FIGS. 1 and 2 agrees with the peripheral line of the frontportion 12 a in the first base 12, the peripheral line toward the backportion from a shaved point 3 a is drawn inside by the pre-determineddistance from the whole peripheral line of the wig 10. The imaginaryouter peripheral line 3 b shown by a dotted line in FIG. 4(B)corresponds to the whole peripheral line of the wig 10 toward the backportion from a turning point 3 a. Here, the peripheral line 3 for makingthe first base is drawn inside by, for example, 3 mm from the imaginaryouter peripheral line 3 b.

Thus, on the male pattern 2 on which the peripheral line 3 for makingthe first base is drawn, two net members 4 are overlapped as thematerial of the first base 12, and, as in the side view of FIG. 4(C),the two net members 4 above and below are fixed with a staple 2 a to thewhole male pattern 2. The net member 4 used here has the pre-determinedfiber diameter and mesh number, made of polyester of, for example, fiberdiameter 100 micrometer and mesh number 60 strands/inch. Thereafter, thehead shape pattern is formed on the net member 4 by applying a solutionof, for example, the two component mixed type thermosetting urethaneresin diluted with an organic solvent such as methylethylketone to thenet member 4, and drying at 100 degree C. for 8 hours.

Then, after cooling the male pattern 2, the upper net member 4 b of thetwo net members 4 is detached from the male pattern 2, a belt-shaped netmember 5 is half bent along the length direction as the material of anexposure-preventive net member 16 on the lower net member 4 a fixed tothe male pattern 2, as in the plan view of FIG. 4(D), the shaved endportion 5 a is turned outside of the peripheral line 3 for making thefirst base, and the whole periphery of the turned end portion 5 a isattached by sewing thread along the peripheral line 3 for making thefirst base. In FIG. 4(D), the outer periphery of the male pattern 2 isomitted. Here, as the belt-shaped net member 5 to be used, a net memberof, for example, fiber diameter 50 micrometer, mesh number 70strands/inch, and 1 cm width, with a smaller fiber diameter and highermesh number than the net member 4 is used.

Thereafter, the upper net member 4 b is fixed to the male pattern 2while positioning so that the upper net member 4 b overlaps on the lowernet member 4 a. In that state, after the upper and the lower net members4 b and 4 a are tacked with a dress pin, the temporarily tacked netmember 4 is detached from the male pattern 2. And then, the outerperiphery and its vicinity of the upper and the lower net members 4 band 4 a are sewn with sewing thread 6 a all along the periphery, and theupper and the lower net members 4 b and 4 a are unified by sewing withsewing thread 6 b the portion inside by the pre-determined distance, forexample, 2 cm from the outer periphery all along the outer peripheralline. Out of the lower net member 4 a, the inner region portion ofsewing thread 6 b shown in the plan view of FIG. 4(E) is cut out, andthe upper net member 4 b is left over uncut.

By passing the above-mentioned steps, the first base 12 is provided witha reinforcement portion 15 comprising a double overlap of the upper netmember 4 a and the lower net member 4 b inside by the pre-determineddistance from the outer periphery, the other regions including a topportion comprise only of the upper net member 4 b, and the outerperiphery of the reinforcement portion 15 is provided with anexposure-preventive net 16. Here, though the first base 12 is made usingtwo net members of the same fiber diameters and mesh numbers in theexplanation above, the first base may be made using net members of thedifferent fiber diameters and/or mesh numbers.

A second base 13 is made next.

FIG. 5 is a view schematically illustrating the making steps of a secondbase 13. FIG. 5(A) is a side view of the male pattern 2 used for makinga second base 13. When the second base 13 is manufactured, similarlylike the male pattern 2 used for making the first base 12, the malepattern 2 formed with plaster to the wig wearer's head shape is used.However, as shown as a side view in FIG. 5(A), the outer peripheral line7 a corresponding to the outer periphery of the left and the right sideportions 13 b and 13 c extending to the shaved point from the backportion 13 a in the second base 13 is drawn. The outer peripheral line 7a corresponding to the imaginary outer peripheral line 3 b shown by adotted line in FIG. 4(B). Here, a peripheral line 7 for making thesecond base may be drawn as an outline of the second base 13.

Thus, on the male pattern 2 on which the peripheral line 7 for makingthe second base or the outer peripheral line 7 a is drawn, two netmembers 8 are overlapped as the material of the second base 13, and, asin the side view of FIG. 5(B), the two net members 8 above and below arefixed with a staple 2 a to the whole male pattern 2. The net member 8used here has the pre-determined fiber diameter and mesh number, made ofpolyester of, for example, fiber diameter 130 micrometer and mesh number85 strands/inch. Thereafter, as in the case of making the first base 12,for example, the solution of a two component mixed type thermosettingurethane resin diluted with an organic solvent such as methylethylketoneis applied, and dried at 100 degree C. for 8 hours, thereby the headshape is formed on the net member 8.

The male pattern 2 is cooled, the upper net member 8 a and the lower netmember 8 b are tacked with dress pins, and the mutually tacked netmembers 8 are detached from the male pattern 2. Then, first, the uppernet member 8 a and the lower net member 8 b are unified by sewing withsewing thread 8 d the outer peripheral portion 8 c of the upper netmember 8 a and the lower net member 8 b, and thereafter the upper netmember 8 a and the lower net member 8 b are cut out approximately alongthe outer peripheral portion 8 c so as to form the inner peripheralportion Se of the second base 13. Illustrating the cut out state of theupper net member 8 a and the lower net member 8 b is a plan view of FIG.5(C).

Next, as shown in a plan view of FIG. 5(D), a belt-shaped lace tape 9 ofthe pre-determined width is half bent along the length direction,wrapping the whole peripheral portion of the unified net member 8, andthe end of the lace tape 9 and the net member 8 are sewn.

By passing the above-mentioned steps, the second base 13 provided with ahemming portion made of the lace tape 9 on the outer periphery of theU-shaped net member 8 can be made.

Here, as the material for the second base 13, a net member 8 differentin a thread diameter and a mesh number from the net member 4 used as thematerial for the first base 12 is used. The net member as the materialfor the second base 13 preferably has the larger thread diameter andmesh number than the net member 4 as the material for the first base.This is because the second base 13 better has stiffness and the shape isstabilized, since it is knitted directly in the head own hair, andfunctions as the basis to fix the first base 12.

To the left and right side edge portion 12B and 12C of the first base12, the left side portion 13 b, and the right side portion 13 c of thesecond base 13, hook-and-loop fasteners 16 a and 16 b are fixed to faceeach other as a left and right pair of clippers. Here, a convex typehook-and-loop fastener 16 a is fixed to the first base 12, and a concavetype hook-and-loop fastener 16 b is fixed to the second base 13. Forfixing hook-and-loop fasteners 16 a and 16 b, an adhesive may be usedfor bonding, but fixing by sewing may as well do using thread material.

Thereafter, the back portion 13 a of the second base 13 is provided tothe reverse side of the back edge portion 12D of the first base 12, andthe pre-determined regions of the back edge portion 12D and the backportion 13 a are fixed by either sewing or bonding. FIGS. 6(A) to (C)are back views schematically illustrating the way to fix the first andthe second bases 12 and 13. In case of fixing by sewing, it is morepreferable that the sewn region 19 is an ellipsoid, as shown in FIG.6(B), extending to the left and right, or a trapezoid, as shown in FIG.6(C), so that the left and right sides zoning the sewn region 19approach as they extend upward than that the sewn region 19 is arectangle, as shown in FIG. 6(A), so that the left and right sideszoning the sewn region 19 extend up and downward to cross the peripheralportion of the wig base 11. This is because it is easier to roll up thefirst base 12 from the forehead portion side. Also, upon sewing, thework can be performed efficiently if the attaching parts 16 arespectively provided on the reverse side of the left side edge portion12B of the first base 12 and on the reverse side the right side edgeportion 12C of the first base 12 are mutually hooked to the attachingparts 16 b respectively provided on the left and right side portions 13b and 13 c of the second base 13. Here, the region where the backportion 13 a of the second base 13 is fixed to the first base 12, thatis, the region of hatched line in FIG. 2 preferably has length of 5 to 6cm, for example, in the range of about 45 to 60 degrees with the centerat the top of the top portion 12 e. If the sewn region is narrower thanthis preferred range, then it is easy to partially detach the first base12 from the second base 13, but it is not easy to position the firstbase 12 again to the second base 13, and hence it unpreferably takestime and labor. On the other hand, if the sewn region is larger than thepreferred range, then it is not preferable because the range of scalp isnarrower which the wig wearer can take care of by rolling up of thefirst base 12.

A wig 10 is completed by attaching hair 14 of the pre-determined numberof strands at each pre-determined zone in the first base 12 of the thusmade wig base 11. If the outer edge of the second base 13 protrudes outof the outer edge of the first base 12, then the exposure of the secondbase 13 can be prevented by attaching hair 14 also in the protrudingregion, that is, the surface side of the knitting portion 17. Here, theexplanation above is for the case where both the first base 11 and thesecond base 12 are made of a net member, but each base may be artificialskin, or their combination.

Explanation is next made of a method of using the thus made wig 10.

FIG. 7 is a view schematically illustrating the state of wearing the wig10 shown in FIG. 1.

First, among the wig wearer's own hairs 1, the user's own hairs 1 nearthe region where the wig base 11 is worn are bound at the pre-determinedinterval to make the wearer's own hair bundles. Using the wearer's ownhair bundles, the second base 13 of the wig 10 is fixed to the wigwearer's head. The methods of fixing are as following. As a firstmethod, a plurality of the wearer's own hair strands are properlybundled, and knotted to a knitting portion 17 of the second base 13. Asa second method, the neighboring bundles of the wearer's own hairbundles formed at intervals are first mutually knotted with a threadmember, and anchors are formed in, for example, U-shape at thepre-determined interval along the outer periphery of the wig wearingregion of the wig wearer's head. The second base 13 is fixed to the wigwearer's own hair 1 by knotting the anchor and the knitting portion 17of the second base 13. As a third method, a plurality of insertionholes, though not shown, are formed in the second base 13 along a leftside portion 13 b, a back portion 13 a, and a right side portion 13 c,each wearer's own hair bundle is inserted into each insertion hole, andthe inserted wearer's own hair bundles are knotted. Thus, using wearer'sown hair bundles, the second base 13 is fixed to the wig wearer's head.Any of the above-mentioned methods may be used to fix a wig on theuser's scalp, but it should be noted that the wearer's own hair is notknotted to the first base 11.

Thereafter, by applying an adhesive such as a medical adhesive overwhole or at spots or by adhering a double-stick tape on the reverse sideof a front edge portion 12A of the first base 12, and by pressing thefront edge portion 12A and the left and right side edge portions 12B and12C of the first base 12 from the surface side where hair is attached,the front edge portion 12A is bonded to scalp with the adhesive appliedto the front edge portion 12A of the first base 12, or with the adhereddouble-stick tape, as well as a pair of attaching parts 16 a and 16 bare mutually hooked. After the wig 10 is thus worn on a head, the hair(self hair) 1 growing on the wig wearer's head and the hair 14 attachedto the wig base 11 are mixed by lightly brushing with a combing brush orothers to form a desired hair style.

It is described below that, upon thus wearing a wig 10 on the wigwearer's head, the wig wearer's scalp can be maintained clean andsanitary without taking off the whole wig 10.

The wig wearer unlocks the hooking of a pair of attaching parts 16 a and16 b provided to the left and right of the first and the second bases 12and 13, respectively, of the wig base 11 at home or else. In this case,for example, if an adhesive has been applied to the front edge portion12A of the first base 12, the adhesive is dissolved with thepre-determined solvent to separate the front edge portion 12A of thefirst base 12 from the scalp. In case to use a hook-and-loop fastener asthe attaching parts 16 a and 16 b, by pinching with a finger and rollingup the shaved portions 12 f and 12 g of the first base 12 whileinserting a pin for detaching between the first base 12 and the scalp,hooking of the attaching parts 16 a and 16 b of the first and the secondbases 12 and 13 can be easily detached. Therefore, hooking of theattaching parts can be easily unlocked without facing a mirror by thewig wearer.

Thus, by unlocking the hooking of the attaching parts 16 a provided tothe left and right side edge portions 12B and 12C of the first base 12and the attaching parts 16 b provided to the left and right sideportions 13 b and 13 c of the second base 13, it is possible to roll upthe first base 12 covering the wig wearer's head and to take care of thescalp covered with the first base 12 and the wearer's own hair. In thiscase, since the first base 12 is rolled up backward of the wig wearer,the hair 14 attached to the first base 12 and the wearer's own hair 1 ofthe head can be washed together without particular segregation. There isno wig member interfering the care from the head top to the foreheadside of the wig wearer. Therefore, the wig wearer can take careelaborately by him- or herself the scalp of the front or the top of thehead.

Following such care, the wig wearer faces a mirror, applies an adhesiveto the reverse side of the front edge portion 12A of the first base 12or the pre-determined front portion of scalp, overlaps next the left andthe right side edge portions 12B and 12C of the first base 12,respectively, to the left and the right side portions 13 b and 13 c ofthe second base 13 fixed on the head, and makes a attaching parts 16 afixed to the first base 12 and a attaching parts 16 b fixed to thesecond base 13 face one another. Next, by pressing the front edgeportion 12A and the left and the right side edge portions 12B and 12C ofthe first base 12 from the surface side, the front edge portion 12A ofthe first base 12 is bonded to the scalp with the adhesive, as well as apair of attaching parts 16 a and 16 b are hooked to one another, and thehair 1 of the wig wearer's head and the hair 14 attached to the wig base11 are mixed by lightly brushing with a combing brush or others to forma desired hair style.

Thus, when the wig 10 shown in FIG. 1 is worn on a head, by detachingthe left and the right side portions 12 b and 12 c of the first base 12from the second base 13, and rolling up backward the first base 12, itis possible to directly touch and take care of the scalp in the wigwearing range. Therefore, the wig wearer can wear a wig as ifcontinuously.

Modified examples are explained next.

A first modified example differs in that, in the wig base shown in FIGS.1 to 3, attaching parts such as hook-and-loop fasteners 16 a and 16 bare not fixed to a first and a second bases 12 and 13. A double-stickadhesive tape or else is used as attaching parts, and since adhesivenessof the double-stick adhesive tape weakens every time as the left and theright side edge portions 12B and 12C of the first base 12 and the leftand the right side portions 13 b and 13 c of the second base 13 aredetached, it is necessary to peel off the double-stick adhesive tape andbond a new double-stick adhesive tape.

A second modified example differs in that, in the wig base shown inFIGS. 1 to 3, a stopper as attaching parts is fixed only to a first base12. The reverse sides of the left and the right side edge portions 12Band 12C of the first base 12 have the pedestal portions of stoppers, andthe base portion of the stopper is knotted and fixed with a threadmember or others to the pedestal portion. When such a wig is worn on thewig wearer's head, after fixing the second base 13 to the wig wearer'shead as mentioned before, an adhesive is applied to the front edgeportion 12A of the first base 12 or the pre-determined region of scalp,the first base 12 is covered on scalp, the comb teeth of the left andthe right stoppers are inserted into the wig wearer's hair, and the leftand the right side edge portions 12B and 12C of the first base 12 arefixed to the head via the left and the right side portions 13 b and 13 cof the second base 13 with the stoppers.

A third modified example differs in that, the second base is notbelt-shaped as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, but is linear so as to extendpreferably to the vicinity of the front edge of the left and the rightside edge portions in the direction of the left and the right sideportions 12 b and 12 c from the back portion 12 e along the outer edgeof the first base 12 on its reverse side. FIG. 8 is a left side viewschematically illustrating the third modified example of the wig of thepresent invention. Identical marks are assigned to the identical orcorresponding members. As shown in FIG. 8, the second base 23 is made inthe form of the first base line having a width of several mm with a backportion 23 a fixed by sewing of the pre-determined length to a back edgeportion 12D in the first base 12 and a left side portion 23 b and aright side portion 23 c extending in the left and right side directionfrom the back portion 23 a. The range where the second base 23 is fixedby sewing or else to the first base 12 is the same as the case of thewig 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, which is the region shown by hatched linesin the figures. The second base 23 is provided to the reverse side ofthe first base 12, slightly inside of its outer edge. In this case, apedestal portion 18 of a stopper is preferably provided as in the secondmodified example in the left and the right side edge portions 12B and12C of the first base 12.

In order to fix the wig 20 with regard to this third modified example toa head, the wearer's own hair of the head is first knitted to the secondbase 23 properly using a thread member, and the second base 23 is fixedto the head, and, as in the case of the second modified example, anadhesive is applied to the front edge portion 12A of the first base 12or the pre-determined region of scalp, the first base 12 is covered onscalp, the comb teeth of the left and the right stoppers are insertedinto the wig wearer's hair, and the left and the right side edgeportions 12B and 12C of the first base 12 are fixed to the head via theleft and the right side portions 23 b and 23 c of the second base 23.

A fourth modified example is the modification without using a stopper orelse in the third modified example but a hook-and-loop fastener or adouble-stick adhesive tape can be used. FIG. 9 is a left side viewschematically illustrating the fourth modified example of the wig of thepresent invention. Identical marks are assigned to the identical orcorresponding members. As shown in FIG. 9, the second base 33 is made inthe form of the first base line having a width of several mm with a backportion 33 a fixed by sewing of the pre-determined length to a back edgeportion 12D in the first base 12 and a left and a right side portions 33b and 33 c extending in the left and right side direction from the backportion 33 a. In the left and the right side portions 33 b and 33 c isprovided a pedestal portion 33 d facing the edge portion of the firstbase 12. To the pedestal portion 33 d is fixed a hook-and-loop fasteneras the not illustrated attaching parts. In this case, the notillustrated hook-and-loop fastener is also provided to the left and theright side edge portions 12B and 12C of the first base 12.

When the wig 30 in accordance with the fourth modified example is to befixed on the wig wearer's head, the wearer's own hair on the head isfirst knitted into the second base 33 properly using a thread member,and the second base 33 is fixed on the head. By applying an adhesiveover whole or at spots on the reverse side of a front edge portion 12Aof the first base 12, covering scalp with the first base 12, and bypressing the front edge portion 12A and the left and right side edgeportions 12B and 12C of the first base 12 from the surface side, thefront edge portion 12A of the first base 12 is bonded to head skin withthe adhesive, as well as a pair of clipping parts are mutually hooked.Thus, the wig 30 can be worn on the head.

In the above-mentioned modified examples, only the back edge portion ofthe first base and the back portion of the second base are fixed, andsince the left and the right side edge portions of the first base andthe left and right side portions of the second base are pinched withattaching parts, or the left and right side edge portions of the firstbase are stuck with attaching parts to scalp over the left and rightside edge portions of the second base, clipping with attaching parts canbe unlocked.

Therefore, the type to fix a rear head side and to open and close aforehead side like the present invention, different from the type to fixa forehead side and to open and close a rear head side like PatentReference 1, has the following merits for use.

First of all, in the type to open and close a rear head side, since itis necessary to unlock the attaching parts where a fixing part and anopening and closing part comprising a so-called wig base are providedfrom a side head to a rear head portions, and it is not possible tospecifically see the attaching parts itself provided on the rear headside and the rear head portion, it takes time and labor to hook theattaching parts upon re-wearing and to firmly fix the opening andclosing part at the pre-determined position of the fixing part. Bycontrast, in the type to open and close a forehead side, since there isno attaching parts provided at a rear head side, such time and labor arenot required.

Secondly, in the type to open and close a rear head side, since thefront side of the wig base stays fixed to the head, it mismatches withthe fact that a hairline retreats from a front to a top. That is, sincethe front side tends to be dehaired or thin haired, necessity is highfor a wig wearer to take care of scalp, but it can not be freely done.By contrast, in the type to open and close a forehead side, the scalp ofthe front side can be always taken care of.

Thirdly, in the type to open and close a rear head side, since the hairattached to the wig and scalp, especially the wearer's own hair on therear head side, separate by wearing and detaching the wig, it isnecessary to entangle and fit in the hair attached to the wig and thewearer's own hair so that wearing of the wig is not visible, and ittakes time and labor to rearrange hair style. By contrast, in the typeto open and close a forehead side, it is possible to take care of thewearer's own hair of the rear and the side head portions and thewearer's own hair attached to the wig together, and it does not taketime and labor to rearrange hair style.

1. A wig with hair attached to a wig base, characterized in that: thewig base includes a first base and a second base, wherein the first basehas a front portion, a left side portion, a right side portion, a backportion and a top portion, and the wig base is formed in a convex shapesimilar to a wig wearer's head shape so as to cover a wig wearingregion, the second base is extended in the direction of the left andright side portions from the back portion on the reverse side of thefirst base along its outer periphery, and a part of said second base isfixed on the reverse side of a back edge portion of the first base.
 2. Awig with hair attached to a wig base, characterized in that: the wigbase includes a first base and a second base, wherein the first base hasa front portion, a left side portion, a right side portion, a backportion and a top portion, and the first base is formed in a convexshape similar to a wig wearer's head shape so as to cover a wig wearingregion, the second base is extended in the direction of the left andright side portions from said back portion on the reverse side of thefirst base along its outer periphery, while a back portion of the secondbase is fixed on the reverse side of a back edge portion of the firstbase, and wherein the left and right side edge portions of the firstbase and the left and right side portions of the second base aredetachable by attaching parts.
 3. The wig as set forth in claim 1 or 2,characterized in that: outer peripheries of the left side portion, theright side portion and the back portion of the first base are positionedinside by the pre-determined length toward the top portion from theouter periphery of the wig wearer's wig wearing region.
 4. The wig asset forth in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: the second base isformed belt-shaped.
 5. The wig as set forth in claim 2, characterized inthat: the attaching parts are fixed, facing respectively the reverseside of the first base and the surface side of the second base, so thatthe left and right side edge portions of the first base are detachablefrom the left and right side portions of the second base.
 6. The wig asset forth in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: the outer periphery ofthe left and right side portions of the second base has a knittingportion protruding by the pre-determined length from the reverse side ofthe left and right side portions of the first base, and the second baseis fixed on the wig wearer's head by hooking the wig wearer's hair tothe knitting portion.
 7. The wig as set forth in claim 1 or 2,characterized in that: the second base is formed linearly extending tothe vicinity of the front edge of the left and right side edge portionsfrom the back edge portion of the first base.
 8. The wig as set forth inclaim 7, characterized in that: the left and right side portions of thesecond base has a pedestal portion protruding inward from its innerperiphery, and the attaching parts are fixed respectively so that thepedestal portion is detachable from the left and right side edgeportions of the first base.
 9. A method of making a wig comprising: astep of forming a first base provided with a front portion, a left sideportion, a right side portion, a back portion and a top portion, and ina convex shape similar to a wig wearer's head shape so as to cover a wigwearing region, a step of forming a peripheral second base extending inthe direction of left and right side portions from the back portion onthe reverse side of the first base along its outer periphery, and a stepof fixing the back edge portion of the first base and the second basewith the second base facing the back edge portion, the left side edgeportion and right side edge portion on the reverse side of the firstbase.
 10. A method of making a wig comprising: a step of forming a firstbase provided with a front portion, a left side portion, a right sideportion, a back portion and a top portion, and in a convex shape similarto a wig wearer's head shape so as to cover a wig wearing region, a stepof forming a peripheral second base extending in the direction of leftand right side portions from the back portion on the reverse side of thefirst base along its outer periphery, a step of providing attachingparts respectively so that the left and right side edge portions of thefirst base are detachable from the left and right side portions of thesecond base facing the reverse side of the left and right side edgeportions, and a step of fixing the back edge portion of the first baseand the second base with the second base facing the back edge portion,the left side edge portion and right side edge portion on the reverseside of the first base.